Mr Kerry is known for his love of cycling The US Secretary of State John Kerry has broken his leg in a biking accident in the French Alps. Mr Kerry, 71, was in a stable condition in hospital in nearby Geneva, Switzerland, a spokesman said. He was expected to make a full recovery after breaking [...]

Mr Stevens said the NHS needs to offer its staff nurses more ‘flexible employment’ The health service plans to “clamp down on some of the staffing agencies ripping off the NHS”, the chief executive of NHS England has said. Simon Stevens admitted that NHS hospitals were “over-spending” on temporary staffing. But he told BBC One’s [...]

Fifa president Sepp Blatter is the victim of a conspiracy from “behind the scenes”, his daughter has told the BBC amid the corruption crisis gripping world football. “Nobody is without fault but (…) he’s not the person who is taking money,” Corinne Blatter said. Her comments come as key Fifa officials face a string of [...]

People who have filed late tax returns have been let off paying a £100 fine for missing the deadline, HM Revenue and Customs has confirmed. But the penalty has only been waived for individuals who provide a “reasonable” excuse for being late. The development was disclosed to the Daily Telegraph, via a leaked memo, and [...]

Nahid Almanea was attacked on her way to university and James Attfield was stabbed months earlier A 16-year-old boy has appeared in court accused of murdering a man and a woman in Colchester. Saudi national Nahid Almanea, 31, was stabbed 16 times as she walked to the University of Essex campus last June. James Attfield, [...]

Re-elected Fifa president Sepp Blatter has sought to downplay the US criminal proceedings launched against officials of world football’s governing body. Seven officials and associates were arrested in Zurich earlier this week, as Fifa gathered for its congress. Mr Blatter, 79, described the issue as “infractions” involving a marketing company operating in the Americas. He [...]

James Anderson became the first England bowler to reach 400 Test wickets on the first day of the second Test against New Zealand at Headingley. The seamer, who passed Sir Ian Botham as England’s all-time leading wicket-taker in April, had Martin Guptill caught at second slip by Ian Bell. Anderson, 32, is playing his 104th [...]

Angela Merkel has said she does not rule out future treaty changes in Europe and will be a “constructive partner” to the UK in getting reforms. After talks with David Cameron, the German leader said her “clear-cut” view was that the UK should stay in the EU. While there was already “common ground” across many [...]

The two rivals for the leadership of Fifa, Sepp Blatter and Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, have delivered final appeals to electors in a vote overshadowed by corruption allegations. Mr Blatter said he would “shoulder the responsibility of the current storm” and vowed to bring change. Prince Ali pledged to bring “a new dawn to break [...]

Network Rail workers are to walk out in June after a pay offer was rejected. Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union members will hold a 24-hour strike from 17:00 BST on 4 June and a 48-hour strike from 17:00 on 9 June. Staff had been due to walk out last week in the row over [...]